Billy Joel

William Martin Joel is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his signature 1973 song of the same name, Joel has had a successful music career as a solo artist since the 1970s. From 1971 to 1993, he released twelve studio albums that spanned the genres of pop and rock music, and in 2001 released a one-off studio album of classical music compositions. Joel is one of the world's best-selling music artists and the fourth-best-selling solo artist in the United States, with over 160 million records sold worldwide. His 1985 compilation album, Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II, is one of the best-selling albums in the United States.

9 May 1949

Born on the same birth day (9 May): Albert Finney • Beth Mead • C418 • Gordon Bunshaft • Harry Vardon • James Collinson • John Brown (abolitionist) • Maharana Pratap • Pedro Armendáriz

Born in the same month (May 1949): Alan Titchmarsh • Andrew Neil • Brian Kidd • Cheryl Campbell • Daniel DiNardo • Dave Thomas (actor) • Denis O'Connor (police officer) • Frank L. Culbertson Jr. • Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale • Jim Broadbent • Martin Kelner • Miuccia Prada • P. J. Carlesimo • Pam Grier • Philip Michael Thomas • Rick Reuschel • Rick Wakeman • Robert Morin • Ron Wyden • Tim Hodgkinson • Valentin Inzko